Key issues for a pro-development outcome of the Doha round [[electronic resource] /] / Alex F. McCalla & John Nash, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451020703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2007
• ISBN: 1-280-65428-7; 9786610654284; 0-8213-6497-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (330 p.)
• Collana: Agriculture and rural development; Reforming agricultural trade for developing countries ; ; 1
• Altri autori (Persone): McCallaAlex F. <1937->; NashJohn <1953->
• Disciplina: 382/.41091724
• Soggetti: Agriculture and state - Developing countries; Electronic books.; Developing countries Commerce
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Boxes, Figures, and Tables; Preface; 1. Agricultural Trade Reform and Developing Countries: Issues, Challenges, and Structure of the Volume; Tables; Figures; 2. An Overview of the WTO Agricultural Negotiations; Boxes; 3. Developing Country Experience with the Key Policy Issues of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture; 4. The Impact of Agricultural Support Policies on Developing Countries; 5. Coalitions and Alliance Strategies for Developing Countries in the Doha Round of Agricultural Negotiations; 6. Domestic Management of Price Risk in the Context of Trade Reform in Developing Countries7. Implications of Food Import Regulations and Market Access for Developing Countries; 8. Implications of Multifunctionality for Developing Countries; 9. Managing Import Competition When Developing Countries Liberalize Trade: India's Experience; 10. The Breadth of Policy Reforms and the Potential Gains from Agricultural Trade Liberalization: An Ex Post Look at Three La; Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Developing countries have much greater leverage in the Doha Round ; negotiations, due at least in part to their large and growing share of world trade. Nonetheless, it remains to be seen whether this influence will be translated into a final agreement that is truly more development-friendly. This volume takes up select issues of importance to developing countries, including the implications of the concept of the ""multifunctionality"" of agriculture, the impact on market access of sanitary and phytosanitary regulations, the role of special and differential treatment for developing countries in t